The first campaign to raise funds through private donations for buildings at the Newark campus of Ohio State University began in 1966; it raised more than $1 million.

Written by

Linda Leffel
For The Advocate

On the west side of town encompassing the area between Granville Road and Country Club Drive is a real treasure for our community: the Newark campus of Ohio State University.

In January 1957, OSU first proposed the establishment of branch campuses. Through the efforts of visionaries such as Newark City Schools Superintendent Thomas B. Southard and Max Douglas, the first part-time Newark campus director, the idea got off the ground.

By June 1, 1957, OSU had officially come to Newark. Along with Marion, the city had the honor of being home to one of the first branch campuses of OSU. ...